[BlueNgold]

I knew when I saw the SFChron byline I should just hit the back button and move on, but, no, I must be a masochist (all you SF lurkers just keep to yourselves, it was allegorical), because I read through every word of this tripe. I deal with this crap every day out here on the left coast, and when challenged on specifics beyond the sound-bite rants that this article uses and abuses in full glory, they have NOTHING to offer. Many are completely uninformed and most are oblivious. I asked one why they continue to support the Dems who AUTHORED the NCLB, and they look at me like lost sheep. I ask them why the continue to support Dems who want even MORE tax money to be spent on prescription drug plans and they sit shocked to realize it is new and not a cut in an existing program. I ask them what their objections to the Clean Air Standards are and they sit amazed that their energy bills might double without any decrease in pollutants to be found if the standards had been enforced for re-fit. The ignorance of the left and the reliance on sound bite antipathy and the constant fanning of the flames of hatred without substance is what is dividing our country. It's sad, but the left can't seem to see through the depleted ozone to get a clear view ...

[Riley]

The ignorance of the left and the reliance on sound bite antipathy and the constant fanning of the flames of hatred without substance is what is dividing our country. It's sad, but the left can't seem to see through the depleted ozone to get a clear view ...

Very well said. I was born in California, as was my father, and his and his and so forth, back to the Bear Flag days. I finally gave up on the place. It pained me to do it, and I sometimes still miss my native soil, but I have a lot less frustration from trying to talk sense into the willfully ignorant.